Soap cup or holder



(No Model.)

J. SCHWEGHLER.

SOAP OUP 0R HOLDER.

No. 599,361. 9 Patented Feb. 22,1898.

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JOI-IN SOIIWEOIILER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OFSEVEN-EIGHTI-IS TO ANDREWT BRUESTLE, VILLIAM R. MURPIIEY, GEORGE MENG,AND EDWARD II. READING, OF SAME PLACE, AND FRANK M. MARTIN, OF VENTNOR,NEW JERSEY.

SOAP CUP OR HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 599,361, dated February22, 1898.

Application led December 16, 1896. Serial No. 615,941. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN SoHwncHLER, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residingin the city and county of Philadelphia, State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Soap Oups orHolders, which improvement is fully set forth in the followingspecification and accompanying drawings.

My invention consists of improvements in various details in theconstruction of a soap cup or holder having a rotary cutting device andin which the soap is supported eccentrically thereto.

It also consists of novel means for supporting, actuating, and lockingthe cutting device.

It further consists of novel details of construction, all as will behereinafter set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

Figure l represents a side elevation of a soap cup or holder embodyingmyinvention. Fig. 2 represents a section on line :r Fig. l, showing aninverted plan view of the base of the cup which contains the rotatablecutting device. Fig. 3 represents a section on line y y, Fig. 2. Fig. erepresents a vertical section through the barrel of the cup in which thesoap is retained, showing the cutting device in operation. Fig. 5represents a perspective view of the cutting device in detachedposition.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a barrel or receptacle in whichthe soap A' is contained, said barrel being supported upon the recessedbase B, which latter is sustained upon the standard O, which is providedwith a threaded stem D for attachment to the sink, basin, or otherdesired point.

E designates arms extending from the post O and attached to the base D,it being noted, as best seen in Fig. 2, that two of said arms are placedfarther apart than the others, said arrangement being employed in orderto permit the proper extent of movement of the cutting device, as willbe explained.

F designates a rod or stem extending upwardly from the standard C andprovided with a shoulder G, upon which the lower member II of theoscillatory iinger-piece J is supported, said iinger-piece having amember K extending over the upper portion of the base and being providedwith the projecting portion L, to which the fin ger or thumb is appliedwhen it is desired to operate the cutting device.

` M designates a dog or pawl which is pivotally mounted in the ears Nand has a counterbalance P attached to an end thereof, said dog having anose Q, which is adapted to engage the walls of a recess R in thecutting de* vice, plate, or disk S, the latter being mounted upon theshoulder T of the stem F within the recessed under face of the base B.

The disk S is provided with a series of cutting-blades U, which in thepresent instance are three in number, although it is evident that theirnumber may be increased or diminished according to requirements, itbeing noted that a passage or throat V is provided adjacent to each ofthe blades U, the recesses R being located in proximity to the passagesV, as will be evident from Figs. 2 and et..

W designates a shoulder located on the upper portion of the disk S,against which the free end of the spring X is adapted to contact, theother end of said spring being attached to the recessed under face ofthe base B, it being noticed that the disk, the spring X, and theshoulder or projection on the disk are inclosed within the recessedunder side or face of the base, thus covering said parts and preventingcontact of the lingers therewith, While also rendering the correspondingportion of the device more compact and reducing the number of themembers thereof.

II designates a spring surrounding the rod F and having one end securedto a fixed point, while its other end is attached to the portion II ofthe iinger-piece J, whereby the positive return of said finger-piece toits proper initial position is always assured.

The operation is as follows: The barrel A being located eccentrically tothe axis of the disk S, the latter will always support the soap A insubstantially the manner indicated in Fig. 2, the lower end of the soapbeing thus always in readiness to be engaged by the edge of thecutting-blade U. When it is desired to cut a slice of soap, theiingerpiece J is moved in the direction of the arrow seen in Fig. 2 orFig. 5, and the soap will be cut, as indicated in Fig. 4, the nose Q ofthe dog M engaging the recess R, and thus causing the disk S to rotatein unison with the oscillation of the finger-piece J. The proper bladeU, carried by the disk S, having been rotated to the desired extent, theoperator releasing the finger-piece J, the resiliency of the spring Hwill cause said finger-piece to again assume the position seen in Fig.2, it being noted that by reason of the counterbalance P the nose Q ofthe dog M is always in position to engage the proper recess R, anybackward or improper movement of the disk or cutting device S beingprevented by the engagement of the spring X with the shoulder W, as seenin Figs. 3 and 6.

I desire to call especial attention to the fact that by locating thesoap eccentrically with respect to the axis of the disk or cuttingdevice S there is no liability of the soap turning during the act ofcutting and that since the disk or cutting device S has a continuousrotary movement, as distinguished from an oscillatory movement, the soapwill always be positively and effectively severed.

It will of course be evident that changes may be made by those skilledin the art which will come within the scope of my invention, and Itherefore reserve to myself the right to make all such changes as willcome within the spirit thereof.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a soap-cup, a recessed base, anA oscillating finger mounted on astem projecting from said base, a restoring-spring for said finger, arotatable disk mounted in proximity to said base, a soap-receptaclesupported on said base eccentrically to said disk, a dog carried by saidfinger and engaging said disk,

blades on the latter, projections on the upper face of said diskadjacent to said blades and springs secured to the recessed undersurface of said vbase and adapted to bear against said projections.

2. In a soap cup or holder, a cutting device consisting of a disk havingthe blades U, the shoulders W and recesses R located in proximity tosaid blades but on opposite sides of said disk, a finger-piece J havingthe member H supported on the stem F, and the member K engaging the topof the base B, a dog mounted on the portion H of said iinger-piece, andadapted to engage said recess R, a soapreceptacle located eccentricallyto the axis of the disk S, a spring engaging the rod F, and having oneend in contact with the portion H, and means for preventing reverserotation of said disk.

3. A soap-cup having a standard with a recessed base supported thereon,an oscillating finger mounted on a stem on said standard, a disk mountedon said stem, a dog carried by said iinger and engaging said disk,blades on said disk, projections on the upper surface of said diskadjacent to said blades, and springs secured to the recessed undersurface of said base and adapted to bear against said projections.

4. A soap-cup having a standard with an attaching-screw, a recessed basesupported on said standard, an oscillating finger mounted on a stem onsaid standard, a rotatable disk mounted on said stem, a weighted dogcarried by said iinger and engaging the walls of a recess in the undersurface of said disk, a cutting-blade on said disk and a spring securedat one end to the recessed under surface of said base and having itsfree end engaging a projection on the upper face of said disk.

JOHN SCHWECHLER. Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERsHEIM, WM. C. WIEDERSHEIM.

